Natika Kantaria (MHR ‘24) discusses her summer internship with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, where she worked with the Development, Economic, Social…
Shubhangi Mohan is a sophomore double majoring in global studies and genetics, cell biology, and development. This past spring, she was chosen as the 2023 Fraser Fellow and…
For over five years, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has partnered with the Human Rights Program by supporting our students with research and…
Recent MHR alum Sisay Shannon-Tamrat shares her experience during her visit to Geneva, Switzerland for the 51st plenary session of the Human Rights Council.
The UN Body on Law Enforcement and Racism completed their visit to the U.S. in the beginning of May. They have since been preparing a report of their findings which will be…
A Human Rights Program alumna, professor of political science, and former director of the Human Rights Lab at Albion College, Walling is an expert in both global and local…
“Networks for Justice” research team recently mobilized support to call on the United Nations International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality…
National Farmworkers Awareness Week spans March 25-March 31. David Nelson (CLA '23) brings attention to the ways that these injustice manifest in children, some of the most…
Marcail Distante (MHR '23) speaks about her experience with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and how community engagement takes place on an…
Isabel Huot-Link (MHR '23) discusses her summer internship on the White Earth Reservation with the Anishinaabe Agriculture Institute (AAI) researching Indigenous agriculture…
Guillermo Gorrin Castellano (MHR '23) speaks about his internship with the American Bar Association, where he worked to promote victim-informed approaches in the development…
MHR student Joy Musyimi discusses her summer internships at Alight and the ACLU of Minnesota, where she worked in refugee protection, immigration law, and communications.
Siyu Samantha Ng (MHR '23) shares her experience interning for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Burma program and the “Anti hate/Hate Crime Prevention” project for…
The University of Minnesota was pleased to welcome Christian Courtis, Gender and Women’s Rights Adviser for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in New York…
